[U2] HP PCL Commands

[MAJ Programming]

I know that HP printer drivers create the PCL that causes typeface and font
size changes etc and that we can create our own PCL strings to cause the same
effect.

But is there a way to imply the effect the same way that Microsoft programs
like Word can border a word with boldWORD/bold and the driver interpets
the bold and does the work.

We have a program that presently uses hand-grown PCL commands for the nice
output and the IT guy is thinking of including some non-HP/PCL printers in
other depts that would use the same program and I don't want to manage
multiple PCL-like tables when I know that printer drivers can do it for me.

Thanks in advance
Mark Johnson
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RE: [U2] HP PCL Commands

[Glen B]

 I use HTML formatting, html2ps, Ghostscript, and Postscript capable
printers to handle all of that stuff along with EPS logos and signatures. If
you are forced to use PCL (these days most PCL6 capable printers do
Postscript level 1) then you are better off writing the raw PCL so that you
aren't always at the will of the driver's settings. Honestly, Postscript is
far more flexible, convertable, and portable than PCL. You can also generate
print-quality output with EPS graphics and Postscript formatting without
having to store/upload huge macros and logo fonts for each printer. The key,
as always, is knowing which tools and devices fit your needs.

Create Postscript for direct printing
Convert it to PDF for e-mail, web, printing, local viewing, and e-doc
archival
Convert it to TIFF for faxing

Glen

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 I know that HP printer drivers create the PCL that causes
 typeface and font
 size changes etc and that we can create our own PCL strings to
 cause the same
 effect.

 But is there a way to imply the effect the same way that
 Microsoft programs
 like Word can border a word with boldWORD/bold and the driver
 interpets
 the bold and does the work.

 We have a program that presently uses hand-grown PCL commands for the nice
 output and the IT guy is thinking of including some non-HP/PCL printers in
 other depts that would use the same program and I don't want to manage
 multiple PCL-like tables when I know that printer drivers can do
 it for me.

 Thanks in advance
 Mark Johnson
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